Tamim, Taijul included in Tigers squad for 2nd Test against SA

Bangladesh included opener Tamim Iqbal and left- arm spinner Taijul Islam in their squad for the second and final Test against South Africa (SA) who opted to bat first after winning the toss at Port Elizabeth today.

Tamim who played his last Test in May last year against Sri Lanka missed the first match against South Africa due to a stomach upset. He, however, came into squad, replacing Shadman Islam, who has been going through a bad patch of late.

Taijul also played his last Test in the last year against Pakistan but was brought up in to the side in the place of fast bowler Taskin Ahmed who was ruled out due to shoulder injury.

Bangladesh lost the first Test by 220 runs and a defeat in the second Test would give them another experience of being whitewashed here.

South Africa won the first Test despite missing seven first choice players who opted IPL. The Proteas, however, had no reason to bring any changes to the squad.

Line Ups

Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Yasir Ali, Liton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain

South Africa: Dean Elgar, Sarel Erwee, Kegan Petersen, Temba Bavuma, Ryan Rickleton, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Lizaad Williams and Duanne Olivier.